Kareena Kapoor Khan alone carried the film Jaane Jaan (2023) on her capable shoulders despite support from good actors like Vijay Verma and Jaideep Ahlawat. This time she plays a grieving mother/cop who puts away the killer of her son and seeks a transfer to a smaller town. But small towns like Wycombe in England … Read more
‘I was born with a golden spoon,’ Bella says, as she posts selfies with her designer handbags. ‘Naming your handbags should be a thing,’ she tells her Gram-Fam. No matter how many morning affirmations Bella or Bae recites, she knows she is lonely and that her marriage to Agastya Chowdhary was a marriage designed to … Read more
When a cult classic is reimagined, it is natural that we will compare it to the original that was mind blowing visually and aurally, and came with the baggage of the accidental death of the much loved young action star in a story that resonates across generations. James O’Barr wrote the comic book as a … Read more
Most Indian investors have primarily focused on the domestic market for various reasons, including strong economic growth and solid fundamentals. This has led many to overlook investment opportunities abroad. Additionally, restrictions on transferring large sums of money outside India and the additional paperwork involved have further contributed to the India focus. Global opportunities and diversification … Read more
Khare initially connected with a Mumbai-based financial planner who was also a mother to an autistic child. This introduction to full-scale financial planning was a revelation, but the distance proved impractical. Read this | How this Mumbai couple rebuilt their finances after going bust “I needed an advisor I could meet in person when I … Read more
As you move through the various stages of life, your financial needs, goals, and risk tolerance naturally change—just like the terrain you’re driving through. What worked for you in your 20s might not be the best approach in your 50s. That’s where life cycle investing comes in. It’s a strategy that adapts your asset allocation … Read more
Typically, banks offer fixed deposits with a maximum tenure of 10 years. There is no bank that offers an FD with a tenure longer than 10 years. This may change soon. Suryoday Small Finance Bank plans to stretch the maximum tenor of a Fixed Deposit (FD) to over 20 years, and the depositors will also … Read more
There was a time not so long ago when luxury handbags made the loudest status statement. If you wanted to claim that you have arrived, without really using words to that effect, one just bought a luxury handbag, the cost of which onlookers could only guess would go into a few lakhs. Things have evolved … Read more
If you are a retail investor and are exploring multiple mutual fund schemes to invest into, you are likely to examine the past returns delivered by the schemes across categories. Although the past returns do not guarantee a scheme’s future returns, they are still considered too important to be ignored. Here we scan through a … Read more
Before you decide to invest in a mutual fund scheme, it is advisable to monitor its performance over a long period of time, say since the scheme was launched. And remember when the money remains invested in a mutual fund scheme over a period of time, the returns in the later years are disproportionately higher … Read more